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[-] axont@hexbear.net 44 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I remember seeing footage of Shenmue when it was new and laughing. I thought it was some kind of joke, because there was no way a game could look that realistic or smooth. I thought it was some kind of footage of real people that had a special effect put over it. When I learned it was a real game I felt a weird sense of dread, because it felt like arriving at the end of human history, like I slipped into the future by accident

Shenmue look liked this

[-] dumpster_dove@hexbear.net 21 points 10 months ago
[-] SerLava@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago

Street Fighter III: Disappointment of the Year?

They didn't know what they fucking had

[-] axont@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They're talking about SFIII: New Generation, not Third Strike. The first iteration of SFIII. New Generation is a lil wonky and hardly anyone plays it anymore.

People were also expecting a new SF game to be in 3D. You gotta remember there was a bit of a saturation of 2D fighting games in 1997. They had gotten stale to everyone except fighting game enthusiasts. People at the time were so excited for 3D games that anything still in 2D looked old fashioned.

Agreed though. They were spoiled and didn't know. Imagine explaining street fighter micro transactions to 1997 people. Imagine explaining that half the characters are locked by default and have to be purchased individually.

[-] SerLava@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

It definitely wasn't third strike but it was actually pretty great. Balance was a little off to be sure, it had some kinks

[-] Dessa@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago
[-] dumpster_dove@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago

It was a bit too realistic how you eventually had to get a job and work as a forklift driver at the harbor tho

[-] axont@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

Shenmue walked so Yakuza could run

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago

Reminds me of how ever since it came out in 2015 people have been mistaking scenes from Arma III for real battlefield footage.

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